Staten Island Real Estate Blog from Laird Klein Realty

For the past 17 years, artist, designer, roller disco diva and Queen of Coney Island, Lola Star, has sold her unique designs along the Coney Island Boardwalk. On Saturday, May 13,she will be at Staten Island's Urby to preview her permanent storefront coming later this summer with a pop up festival.

There will also be a second party at Urby on May 20th which will include a Bling Bar, pin up hair classes, and wine & chocolate parties.

According to Lola Star herself,

The Lola Star pop-up shop will be a summertime wonderland, featuring a colorful bazaar of Staten Island-themed apparel for men, women and kids, along with an array of collectable novelties and colorful gifts of handmade accessories.

For the second year in a row, New Dorp High School will be gearing up to showcase student art, local comic vendors, LARPing, and costume contests as part of their now-annual Comic Con event held at the school on Saturday, May 20th, 2017.

The event is five dollars at the door and includes access to more showcase space than last year, for greater ease and to more easily segment the various events and stations. There will be video game contests and panels by local graphic artists.

With summer coming right around the corner, people are quickly seeking places that cater to an outdoor dining experience.

Gatsby's on the Bay, located at the historic Edgewater Hall, has you covered with hot local fare and ice cold drink specials to cool you down. As if that weren't enough, Gatsby's also offer a bevy of live music options on a week to week basis.

Recently, Staten Island brunch and dinner staple Marie's Gourmet went through a cosmetic overhaul. In the process, crafting a fresh, modern look to complement their inviting and varied local favorites like the all-day breakfast pizza or the nightly dinner specials.

With artwork painted and crafted by fellow Staten Islanders and a brand new bar setup, Marie's has successfully jazzed up it's decor, ironically enough, just in time to host it's regular music nights.

Richmond City Media is a local film production collective that has been producing projects all over Staten Island in the past few years.

This year though, they have been on overdrive, crafting everything from short films to documenting local events. Check out their recently-released sizzle reel over on Youtube to get a glimpse of what they are all about.

If you have gone anywhere near the ferry lately, you have no doubt noticed that the giant cranes have finally been put in place to help erect the NY Wheel.

The cranes come in two sizes: one that can life 600 tons and the other being able to lift over 1,350 tons. In fact, the smaller of the two cranes is mainly going to be used to help build the bigger crane!

The New York Wheel began construction in May of 2015 and is expected to see its grand opening sometime in early 2018.

With so much construction and change hitting the North Shore as of late, many have found it fair to ask that evergreen question: Is Staten Island becoming the new Brooklyn?

In 2017, it does have some weight to it. With the NY Wheel and SI outlets quickly coming into focus and the recent emergence of URBY and the Lighthouse Point housing spaces, it is worth re-evaluating where SI stands. It seems that every few years we ask this question, but as construction is at an all-time high right now it begs us to also ponder what exactly this means for SI in the months and years to come.